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So today has been a positive day in which I feel that I have my creative mojo back. I woke reasonably early and that has given me the opportunity to get plenty done. This has included  walking; crochet, painting and cooking! Again we took the dogs for a good walk this morning. The sun wasContinue reading “Creative mojo!”

Both of us admitted today that we were feeling a little down. The latest confinement, as it is called in France, is getting to us. Whilst there is some talk of opening up in May we do not know for certain that it will happen then. It is all a game of waiting and seeing.Continue reading “Brightening the lock-down blues”

So it is now nearly a week since we took on “Choupi”. As yet he has no new name because we have hardly seen him and we have had no real interaction with him. He hides all day. Later on in the evenings he comes out and tends to come near and cry. He won’tContinue reading “The proof of the pudding…”

Sundays should be about relaxation and today has been. It has also reminded me about the relationship between well-being and nature. It is something that in some respects is a luxury; nevertheless is important to each and everyone of us. Sometimes on a Sunday we treat ourselves to almond croissants. I think they are probablyContinue reading “Well-being and the bees”

Today has been a reasonably productive day. I have been builders mate for part of the day and then I moved on to some crochet. I have also spent time looking at patterns. So our loft area is boarded and mostly insulated however it is not what could be called a room at the moment.Continue reading “Getting on with things”

Our night was disturbed by the cat who spent much of the night miaowing. So the alarm was not welcome when it rang. We started with a trip for my husband to get a fasting blood test. At the moment he’s feeling less confident in speaking French, hence I needed to go with him. OnContinue reading “Healthy Minds”

Not something that is likely to mix well. They are not necessarily linked. However today has been focused on these two things. Given that my lymph nodes remain extremely painful and I’m now taking painkillers and trying not to move around too much, I wasn’t going anywhere today. The cat, no name yet remains inContinue reading “Cats and crochet”

As so often is the way here, we plan a particular day and then discover that we need to re-adjust our plans as the day progresses. So we have not achieved very much at all. And there has been the small issue of the missing cat! Yesterday afternoon I was aware that Choupi was movingContinue reading “The escapologist”

So the bank holiday weekend has flown by and now we’re back to our normal week. Although not so normal over here with a lock down and a curfew. So where did the weekend go? With the lockdown coming into force from 7pm on Saturday for 4 weeks there was a certain amount of runningContinue reading “Gone in a flash!”

So I am feeling better today. However I am far from all singing and dancing. I did nevertheless manage to go and collect my car, it went in for some work on Wednesday. I also got on with some crochet. Earlier today a friend posted a message wishing friends a happy Easter. For a momentContinue reading “Easter, lockdowns and crochet”